THE creative sector seems to be under siege if reports of the arrest of Bustop TV’s comediennes Gonyeti and Magi is anything to go by. The two were fined $20 each for allegedly wearing clothes resembling police uniforms in a 2016 skit titled Order and Law Special Unity which centred on alleged police brutality in…
Musicians of the moment in showbiz Winky D and Jah Prayzah have been dwarfed by rookies in the industry in this year’s edition of National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) amid indications that their flirtation with politics cost them. [GoogleAd] Last week, National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz), the organisers of the annual awards unveiled the list…
Zimbabwe is set to have another mega-plant that will be producing tiles and other related granite products, the Daily News can report. This comes after Surewin Investment (Pvt) Ltd which was granted the Special Economic Zone status last year is setting up a manufacturing plant for granite cutting and polishing in Mutoko. [GoogleAd] The plant…
Zimbawe’s agricultural sector needs massive retooling to increase production as it is still relying on antiquated equipment. Farming experts said as long as the situation remains like this, the sector’s capacity to produce more will be constrained, leading to an increase in the country’s import bill. [GoogleAd] A researcher at Sam Moyo African Institute of…
International economist and currency expert Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe’s inflation now sits at 266 percent following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s recently-announced monetary policy. [GoogleAd] Just two weeks ago, Hanke said the country’s inflation was pegged at 242 percent, hence a 24 percent jump to today. The John Hopkins University professor said government made a mistake…
Kimberly Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition has raised concern over non-disclosure of diamond contracts and revenues by government saying it punctures proper accountability. [GoogleAd] The KP Civil Society Coalition is an international organisation under the Kimberly Process which is committed to promote a conflict-free diamond global supply chain. The coalition’s global coordinator, Shamiso Mutisi, who is…
AS one of the contesting presidential candidates in the 2018 harmonised elections, I am happy that for once President Emmerson Mnangagwa has listened to the voice of the people and decided to sit down and dialogue. [GoogleAd] As candidates and leaders of political parties when we meet with Mnangagwa we are just representing a fraction…
A Norton man was convicted and slapped with four years’ imprisonment for causing the electrocution of a 21 months old baby that touched live electricity wires that lay unprotected at his residence. [GoogleAd] Wilbert Ndiyamba, 35, was convicted of contravening section 60 (a) (3) (b) of the Electricity Act and culpable homicide before Harare regional magistrate…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has had to revisit its refuse collection fleet and go back to tender as more of trucks continue breaking down. [GoogleAd] HCC environmental committee chairperson Kudzai Kadzombe told the Daily News that their biggest challenge apart from non-servicing of refuse compactors, was fuel. “In order to deal with the backlog of…
LAST week, the local skies welcomed the arrival of the restructured fellow southern African carrier, Air Tanzania. The airline re-launched flights to Harare after close to two decades of no direct flights between Harare and Dar-es-Salaam. To maximise on profitability, the passenger carrier is connecting Harare to Lusaka as it flies south of the African…
